Chapter 46: I want your first kiss as the price for the information
Hermione looked around coming out of her dazed state and found that there is nothing wrong here. It should be one of the mysteries of Hogwarts. It is really a peaceful place to study. She likes to study and this place fits the bill perfectly like a library.
It is more than perfect in her thoughts. While she is thinking she came forward collecting her strength to speak with Jack. She wanted to apologize for her behavior in the past few days and also thank him for saving her from the troll.
When she came forward from the place she was previously hiding Jack put down his book and looked at Hermione with a smile. For some reason Hermione has a bad feeling looking into the eyes and smile of Jack right now.
But she did not think about it and said. "Jack, I am really sorry for my behavior before and thank you for saving me from the troll that day. If it was not for you coming for rescue me, Harry and Ron would have died that day…."
She spoke looking straight into the eyes of Jack wanted to know how he reacts to her. Jack did not show any change in expression from the start to the end. Finally when she stopped he spoke.
"It is okay miss granger, I can understand. I have already predicted that you hate me because of others words don't you. See it has happened. Also let me make one more thing clear miss granger. I am really not a good guy.
But I am not a bad guy either. I am a simple business man. If you want anything you can exchange with me for an equivalent price that I evaluate and we can exchange if we both agree on the terms. This would be the best way for me to be with other people, I think."
Hermione, when she heard that Jack called her miss granger instead of Hermione, She knows that Jack is still angry even though he did not show that on his face and there is a clear wedge between them.
Also when he said that he is okay with her apology she felt a little relieved. But, when she heard his later part of the words that is about his nature and taking everything as business, has made her sad.
She thought that because everyone is avoiding him because of his father has made him like this. At least that is what she thought. But no one is actually avoiding him. Instead it was Harry and that are being avoided even now because of their pervert reputation still going strong.
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Originally she should leave here as soon as possible but she suddenly remembered that Jack also reads many books. She wanted to know about Nicolas Flamel. Since, Jack wanted to do everything as business then she would contact him through business.
She did not have any thoughts of getting close to Jack. Instead she wanted to help a friend in sadness. She thought that what she is doing is a noble thing. So she immediately asked.
"Jack, do you know who Nicolas Flamel is?"
She did not use the family name of Jack like he is calling her miss granger so that he would feel close to her. Jack looked at her and said.
"Nicolas Flamel, Yes I know him. I can give you the information for a price…"
Before Jack completed his words Hermione spoke.
"I will complete your homework for a week as price. So can you tell me about Nicolas Flamel?"
Jack smiled amusingly and said.
"Miss Granger, you should be joking right. I have seen your people getting your heads burst open to search all the books to find about Nicolas Flamel. You are telling me that the cost of this information is as simple as completing my homework for a week.
You are not the one that would decide the price. I am the one to decide the price. Based on my analysis and all your anxious search of all the books in the library, the information is very valuable. So the price of the information will also change."
Hermione looked at Jack and asked him straight.
"What is the price, do you want money and other things."
Jack smiled and replied.
"Miss Granger, I want your first lip to lip kiss as the price for the information."
Hermione was immediately shocked and blushed glaring at Jack. But Jack did not care about her glare and said.
"I know it is a big price for you to decide on immediately. So go back and think about it. May be you would find the information you are looking for. If not you can always come to look for me."
Right before this Jack received a choice from the villain system.
"Ding
Host, please make your choice.
Choice 1: host has to gain the first kiss of the protagonist's woman by any means necessary.
Rewards would be decided based on the person that gives their first kiss to the host.
Choice 2: host would not receive the first kiss of the protagonist's woman.
The women of the host would accidentally give kisses to other people."
This is the first time Jack saw that the system giving penalty or punishment like thing. He doesn't like that. He is possessive in nature and do not like anyone stealing kisses from his women.
He can have any number of women but his women can only have him. He gave kisses to both Pansy and Daphne as soon as he came to the school as he marked them as his women. But that did not change from the fact that he did not complete the choice.
He felt that the system is fishy to some extent. There are slight problems and he might have to guard against it. As a villain himself he can understand that other villains are not as good natured as him.
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